Christine Karpinski is the Director of Owner Community for HomeAway, Inc. In this role, she educates second home owners on all aspects of running a successful vacation rental business. Christine leverages the company's leading position in vacation rentals to shape improvements in and promote the vacation rental industry, as well as continue her work as an independent author and speaker.

Christine was a stay-at-home mom who desperately wanted to own a beach home, but couldn't afford one. After much research, she discovered the way to realize her dream was to own and rent the property herself, using the "rent by owner" vacation rental model. Christine purchased her first vacation home in Destin, Florida, nearly 10 years ago and quickly became a powerful voice for vacation rental owners.

Christine Karpinski is the author of :

How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner

Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream

She is the host of the “How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner” podcast at HomeAway.com. She's also a frequent guest on television and radio shows such as CNN's "Open House," Bloomberg's "Personal Finance," CBS MarketWatch Radio, and HGTV Radio, and is often interviewed on real estate topics for Realty Times, The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and daily newspapers. Her books, combined with her seminars and media appearances, have helped thousands of people manage and profit from their second homes.

Today Christine owns multiple properties and is often referred to as "The Most Respected Voice in the Vacation Rental Industry."

If you're interested in hearing Christine speak at one of her upcoming seminars, visit the Seminar Schedule for more information.

Christine's Blog: Heading to the Hawaii Seminars (9/22/08)    Christine talks about the prep work for the Hawaii Seminar Series.

The 2nd Edition of Christine Karpinski's Book, How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner    Christine talks about the new 2nd edition of How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner, which includes over 150 pages of new material and is now available on her website.

A Word from Christine    A welcome message from the Director of the Owner Community, Christine Karpinski.

Christine Karpinski in the Media    A record of bestselling author Christine Karpinski's print, tv, and radio appearances.

Vacation Rental Seminars & Workshops    Information about Christine's upcoming How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner seminars and workshops for vacation rental owners.